03/15/1921 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday March 15 Beard met.in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present.' Mr. Lay6on, Street Commissioner appeared before the Board regarding a gravel pit on Lath. Street between Clever Street and the River. The Board ordered the Clerk to notify I. Glaser and Wm. Kline to be Board Tuesday March 22nd,0'1921, at 10*00 A.M. present at the meeting of the Mr. E..A Coates of the Williston Construction Company a peered before the Board and �wnted com anj_c_,% �t on. Ord A, fl8L�nii�tecie�e .tprdved the f Mowing o � f� - a e t `n M ne ,.�- tree be t e en e nc r erveRegjj release , .an ' ins.fructed Clerk to make certified copy of action of the Board. South Bend, Ind.. Board of Public Works, March 10,1921.{,_ South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen:- Board, Referring to our oontract for paving Miner Street awarded us by your On account of the financial difficulties surrounding certain property on this street, it appears that the bonds in payment of this work when issued will be of doubtful value end we, therefore, request that under this contract, you relieve us from liability Yours very truly, EAC RH. WILLISTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BY E. A. COATES APPROVED FILED MMAr 15,1gq21 MAR. L51192I. BOARll OF PUBLIC WORKS ° BY G. A. ELLIOTT BOARD OF PUBLIC°WORKS President, BY G. A. ELLIOTT President. The following communication received read and placed on file and no further action taken on this matter other than that of March 9th., 1921 ° South Bend, Indiana. March llth., 1921. Gilbert Elliott President°Board of Public Works South Bend, Ind. Dear Sir Pursuant to the suggestion made at the time of thehearing , Wednesday evenin�z March qqth 1921, with reference to the g Are..,Cgarles Af�noi� proposed'Widening of, Ewin Avenue my client, has discussed the matter (f his assessment on the property located on the north-east corner of Ewing Avenue and Miami Street which we remonstrated against, and we have decided to make the following offer of com- promise, however, not to be bound by any representations in this offer in case the same is accepted, we offer to accept the assessment of benefits in the summof $500.00 provided the City will furnish the following free of cost to us* Extend the Miami Street curb to the proposed Ewing avenue and put the return curb to the sidewalk line on Ewing Avenue ro is customary, but tear up such part of the return pavement off of Miami Street on the present Ewing A venue as will come upon our 29 feet: To extend the present Miami Street sidewalk to the proposed Ewing Avenue and to furnish us with a sewer water t14p inside the curb line off of Miami Street and vacate to us the 29 feet in question. In connection with the sewer water tap, I wish to state, from a measurement of the street lines proposed we believe that the street drain on the north side -of the present Ewin Avenue will come within the to us and that this street dram will be within the curb linerof®Miami 9Streetvppro- jected and would required no extra work to make tt a,sewer to for this property Also, the water mains which run from Miami Stree y of Ewing -Avenue, will when this pp t along the south side to us. If this main is left there, we will ?gave the watertapwhich9wefeet desire©byd simply giving us permission to tap into the main as it now stands. This netthe would require any additional work. r Trusting that this proposition -will be satisfactory and that I Will receive some notice of your action upon same; which if accepted will dispose of our, remonstrance. OP:MHS, FILED Yours very truly, MAR. 15,19210 ORIE PARKER BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. BY G. A. ELLIOTT President'.